15/09/2026
BREAKING GREAT NEWS: Roundup-Cancer Case Allowed to Move Forward. Judge Jeff Harris denied Monsanto’s motion for summary judgment in Marvin Kent Shull’s Roundup-Cancer lawsuit, marking what may be the first ruling in the U.S. to test the scope of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Monsanto Company V. Durnell decision in June. Shull, a Missouri farmer, sued Monsanto alleging strict liability design defect, failure-to-warn, negligence, and fraud, arguing that 30 years of Roundup use caused his cancer. Monsanto sought summary judgment, claiming Shull’s amended petition was essentially a repackaged failure-to-warn claim and thus preempted due to the Supreme Court ruling. Judge Harris rejected Monsanto’s argument, noting that Durnell addressed only failure-to-warn claims and did not extend to design defect or negligence claims. The court found it would be an “unwarranted expansion” to apply the ruling to those theories, which were not before the Supreme Court. Judge Harris rejected Monsanto’s implied-preemption argument, allowed Shull to amend his petition to focus on design defect and negligence, and declined to strike his punitive damages claim, finding he had presented evidence that could support such damages.
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Read (sorry, article is behind paywall): https://molawyersmedia.com/2026/09/04/roundup-claims-proceed-after-durnell/